FOUND-FOOTAGE APPALACHIAN HORROR
LETTERS FROM HUSHER CREEK
A small town vanished off every map. Now the dead there don't stay buried.
Follow Eliah Mercer's desperate letters as he navigates the mystery of Husher Creek, where buildings shift overnight, children are going missing, and something nameless waits beneath a dilapidated church.
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How it works
Choose Your plan
Prepay for the year at a discounted rate, or pay monthly.
letters arrive
Twice a month, both envelopes and letters addressed to you, for a full year.
the story unfolds
Follow Eliah's letters until you learn the truth about Husher Creek.
The Legend of Husher Creek
Long before Eliah Mercer ever set foot inside it, Husher Creek was already a legend. A small Appalachian town that vanished from every map, somewhere beyond the edge of cell signal, further still from anyone willing to believe the stories. No reception. No calls out. No way to reach the world beyond the fog line, except by mail.
Eliah came to map the unmappable, and the letters he wrote were the only proof he still existed. At first, they were warnings. Something is wrong with this town, with its dolls that move on their own, the thing that waits beneath a dilapidated church, and a creek that doesn't give back what it takes. He begged you to stay away, and he meant it.
But somewhere around the middle of his letters, something changed. The warnings stopped. And what replaced them was worse.
An invitation.
Why does Husher Creek want you to come? And what happens to the ones who do?
What's included
- 24 letters, mailed twice a month for a full year
- Every letter personalized and addressed to you by name
- First letter mailed out immediately when purchased prior to noon PST
- Subsequent letters mailed out the week of the 1st and the 15th monthly
- Every letter tracked, not just the first one
- Maps, field notes, newspaper clippings, and found evidence in every envelope
- A free year-long subscription to HORRORSMITH: The Magazine
- 30-day money-back guarantee
- Prepay and save, or start monthly.
Military-Famly Owned
Horrorsmith: Your Horror Fiction Studio is owned and operated by publisher and editor Lyndsey Smith and her husband, Daniel—a proud military family with a deep love for horror. While they live for a good scare, their true purpose lies in service, community, and creating impact where it matters most. They actively support veterans experiencing homelessness, survivors of domestic abuse, and first responders, using their passion for storytelling and creating fear as a force for meaningful, positive change.
The Dead Letter Dispatches, Horrorsmith's first story letter collection, was created and written by Lyndsey and her oldest daughter, Julia. Each edition of the Dead Letter Dispatches pulls you into a new location where someone is trapped in a darker, distorted version of once familiar places. Their only connection to the living world is you.
Every dispatch is a cry for help. Every letter is a warning. And every new reader brings the darkness one step closer.
Some places don't stay dead. They write.
FAQs
The first letter ships off immediately unless you have selected a future ship date. Subsequent letters are sent every two weeks, for a full year, around the 1st and 15th of each month.
DISCLAIMER: Some limited editions will be all the letters at once. For these editions, there will be no additional letters sent out after the main mailing.
Both! You have the option to pay monthly or to prepay for the full year and save.
No, your subscription does not auto-renew. Your subscription is over at the twelve-month conclusion of the edition you selected. You will need to purchase a new edition to continue receiving letters.
If you pre-pay for the entire year, you have a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you are a monthly subscriber, you can pause or cancel your subscription at any time and then renew it at a later date.
Each story letter edition stands on its own. Pick whichever world calls to you first. However, you will want to read the letters within them as they arrive or in chronological order. Each letter within each edition is numbered.
You cannot switch stories partway through. However, you can purchase a second story letter edition whenever you would like. There is currently no waitlist, enrollment waiting period, etcetera. However, some enrollments are limited edition, which means you can only purchase them during their preorder window.
There are currently no dedicated sequels to our story letter editions. However, we do offer seven-day email editions as extensions of each edition, purchased separately. These focus on some of your favorite peripheral characters or events preceding or following the main story letter narrative.
Physical. Every letter arrives in your actual mailbox.
Yes, every mailing includes a letter addressed to you or to your gift recipient by name
These are horror stories, not family-friendly fiction. Expect psychological horror, themes of disappearance and loss, and content involving child and adult endangerment. We recommend these stories for readers 15 and up, or mature younger readers with a parent or guardian's discretion.
Most of our story letter editions are considered psychological horror with heavy paranormal or supernatural elements. A couple of them contain mild gore but nothing excessive.